gvfrry:

taking a break from my “break” to get on here and talk about the recent cultural appropriation situation—

as a white person, I feel this isn’t a situation I should be adding my own thoughts to, but rather amplify the feelings of those who are directly affected. please listen to how our indigenous friends are feeling. this isn’t an attempt to cancel the boys, I still love them all endlessly.

@gretavanflowerpower has some great posts on here spreading awareness

@/stardustlyan on Instagram has some great posts describing the situation too

feel free to link other blogs or posts that can help others understand!

please let me know if there’s more that I can do, I genuinely feel helpless and simultaneously ignorant in this situation, but I am actively educating myself on ways to help and spread awareness. once again, this is not a cancellation at all, but cultural appropriation is never okay. I am very blessed to be a part of the peaceful army and to have a platform to spread awareness on and to have met so many amazing friends. let’s keep “love, peace, and unity” at the forefront of our minds and actions, just as the boys should be doing. I love you <3

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meetingthestarcatcher:

as someone who is Indigenous, it is really disheartening to see Josh blatantly ignoring us on this issue. the fact that they are active on social media, yet they aren’t acknowledging what he did genuinely breaks my heart. on the other side of this, it makes me really sad to see so many mutuals and even some that i considered friends to be either defending his actions or simply brushing this under the rug. unless you are Indigenous, this is not your issue to brush off, and when (hopefully not if) an apology is given to us, that is not yours to accept. i appreciate the fans who i have seen fighting to amplify our voices. thank you for speaking out.

cowpokeprose:

You hate yourself so loudly. You hate yourself at the top of your lungs. Your loathing for yourself permeates your speech. “Sorry I’m just rambling.” “Don’t worry about it.” “Just ignore me.” “Sorry if I’m annoying you.” “Sorry I don’t make sense.” “Sorry about that.” Sorry, sorry, sorry. You act as if you have to beat everyone else to the punch. As if the punching bag is you. If you hate yourself first, if you hate yourself loudest, then nobody will hurt you. You clapped your hands over your ears and shut your eyes and balled yourself up so that you’d never have to experience people’s loathing for you. And it meant you never heard their love. You drowned it out. You screamed your hatred over it. And you never got to hear it. 

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